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The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA) held a discussion on fiscal year 2020 defense spending. Travis Sharp, a research fellow for CSBA, discussed the Pentagon’s budget. H…

Thomas Mahnken delivered remarks on China’s military strength and U.S. defense strategy in Asia-Pacific. Mr. Mahnken previously served as the deputy assistant defense secretary for policy pl…

Think tank representatives from across the political spectrum talked about defense spending and the competing plans from the president and Congress to cut spending while maintaining readines…

Participants talked about a recent report and assessment of special operations forces, focusing on organizational and operational changes since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. T…

Todd Harrison talked about the impact of “fiscal cliff” legislation on the remainder of the fiscal year 2013 Defense Department budget. He analyzed the American Taxpayer Relief Act, which de…

Todd Harrison discussed Defense Department budget cuts that go into effect in January 2013 as a result of sequestration. The cuts are part of the 2011 Budget Control Act that raised the debt…

Todd Harrison from the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments spoke to reporters about the implications for the military budget following the failure of the Joint Select Committee on…

Presenters talked about the defense budget within the context of the United States' overall fiscal outlook, reviewed how defense dollars have been allocated over the past decade, and highlig…

Jim Thomas and Todd Harrison talked about the fiscal year 2010 federal budget. They outlined several areas of increased spending and programs slated for budget cuts. Following their presenta…

Steven Kosiak released a report from the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, Cost of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and Other Military Operations Through 2008 and Beyond. It i…

Senator Lieberman and Mr. Krepinevich spoke about the next steps for a successful strategy in Iraq. They discussed the cost of failure in Iraq, progress made since the beginning of the war, …

Mr. Collender briefed reporters on the overall fiscal year 1997 budget for context. He emphasized that Congress would have little time to debate this budget. Then, Mr. Krepinevich briefed re…